Bank of Ceylon Employees' Union yesterday staged a protest in front of the Bank of Ceylon Head Office in Colombo, demanding the government to limit the training period of trainees to two years without extending it.
The protestors said that earlier they had discussions with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on the government policy of two year training program for new intakes to the bank and the Prime Minister had promised the government will stick to the policy.
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First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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